Publications by authors named "D Oztuna"
Objectives: To determine the effect of intravesical onabotulinum toxin-A (BoNT-A) treatment on sexual functions in female patients with refractory interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS).
Methods: Female patients with IC/BPS refractory to previous treatments were included in the study between January 2020 and April 2022. Patients were treated with the trigone-sparing injection (Group 1) or trigone-included injection (Group 2) techniques.
Background: Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is accepted as the only disease-modifying therapy for IgE-mediated allergic airway diseases and hymenoptera venom allergy. AIT requires repeated contact between patient and physician or nurse in the hospital. Because it is a long-term treatment, compliance is essential issue to obtain maximal efficacy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Medical textbooks suggest that the frequency of bowel sounds may be altered by performing auscultation after palpation or percussion. We hypothesize that the frequency of bowel sounds is not affected by the order of abdominal examination.
Material And Methods: Both healthy volunteers (n= 80) and patients (n= 100) were enrolled in this crossover randomized study.
Background And Aim: Chronic liver disease is a risk factor for osteoporosis, osteopenia and bone fractures. In this study, prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis and vitamin D deficiency and also their effects on survival were investigated in 218 patients with chronic liver disease.
Materials And Methods: Prevalence of osteoporosis and vitamin D levels was calculated.
Background/aim: The multidimensional evaluation of patients with chronic neck pain is important for planning the treatment program. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire (NBQ).
Materials And Methods: The internal construct validity of the NBQ was examined by the fit of the data to the Rasch measurement model.